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What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.

Sitting Bull

The life my people want is a life of freedom. I have seen nothing that a white man has, houses or railways or clothing or food, that is as good as the right to move in the open country and live in our fashion.
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Country Fashion Freedom Goodness Life Live Man Ourselves People White
I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
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Choice Country Greatness Myself Spiritual
I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.
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Desire Greatness Man Myself Place Spirit White
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
SITTING BULL

Man Money Myself Theft White
It does not take many words to tell the truth.
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Reality Truth Word
Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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Earth Health Heart Mom Nature
What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?
SITTING BULL

Abuse Break Children Drink Law Man Myself See White
Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.
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Agreement Country Forever Threat Time
This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
SITTING BULL

Destroy Nation Path Spring
Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.
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Control Freedom Man Ourselves Poor White
Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.
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Animal Life Seed
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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Desire Different Heart Himself Planning
God made me an Indian.
SITTING BULL

Build God Myself One Liner
In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.
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Day Learning Myself Quick
Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.
SITTING BULL

Dog Evil Feed Fight Goodness Myself Philosophy Time
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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Goodness Greatness Man Spirit

What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.

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